Repsol Honda’s Marquez top on day one in Austin

After a wet start to the Red Bull GP of The Americas, this afternoon the track dried up and allowed the MotoGP riders the opportunity to experience some dry track time.

The track improved as the FP2 session continued and it was reigning World Champion, Marc Marquez, who finished on top. His time of 2’04.835 recorded on his final lap of ten, placed him 0.327 seconds ahead of satellite Honda rider Cal Crutchlow in the combined times. Marc’s teammate, Hiroshi Aoyama, finished the day in 16th with his time of 2’07.268 (lap 12/12). Hiroshi – standing in for injured Dani Pedrosa – was grateful to have some dry track time to assist his learning experience aboard the Honda RC213V.

Tomorrow’s FP3 session is scheduled to begin at 09h55 local time.

Marc Marquez

1st2'04.835 [lap 10/10]

“Today was a positive day and in general it went fairly well. In the morning we rode in wet conditions, which was important because it is possible that Sunday’s race will be under the same circumstances and we were able to discard a few things. In the second session we were able to ride in the dry and, although we only put in five fast laps, the feeling was good and we could draw a few conclusions. Let’s hope that tomorrow the weather is dry and we can continue trying out some modifications to the bike to improve further –although the important thing is that our initial feeling is positive.”

Hiroshi Aoyama

16th2'07.268 [lap12/12]

“Unfortunately this morning’s session was in wet conditions which wasn’t the easiest start for me in learning how to ride this bike. We adjusted the bike a little and by the end I had more confidence. This afternoon it was slightly damp still but we rode on the slicks so I could get some experience in drier conditions. We didn’t really change too much on the bike, I just needed to put in some laps as I’m still missing a good feeling on the bike.”

MotoGP 2015Friday, April 10th 2015

Practice
Round 2
Red Bull Grand Prix of The AmericasAmericas

Results Session

Wet / Dry

Humidity

65%

Track Temp

23°C

Air Temp

18°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

2'04.835

2

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

CWM LCR Honda

Honda

2'05.162

3

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

2'05.190

4

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

2'05.564

5

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

2'05.646

6

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

2'05.691

7

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

2'05.840

8

Bradl Stefan

6

GER

Athina Forward Racing

Forward Yamaha

2'05.990

9

Hernandez Yonny

68

COL

Pramac Racing

Ducati

2'06.092

10

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

2'06.134

11

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

2'06.174

12

Redding Scott

45

GBR

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

2'06.216

13

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Pramac Racing

Ducati

2'06.294

14

Di Meglio Mike

63

FRA

Avintia Racing

Ducati

2'06.591

15

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

2'07.011

16

Aoyama Hiroshi

7

JPN

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

2'07.268

17

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

2'07.419

18

Barbera Hector

8

SPA

Avintia Racing

Ducati

2'07.581

19

Miller Jack

43

AUS

LCR Honda

Honda

2'07.916

20

Laverty Eugene

50

IRE

Aspar Team

Honda

2'07.968

21

Abraham Karel

17

CZE

AB Motoracing

Honda

2'08.266

23

Baz Loris

76

FRA

Athina Forward Racing

Forward Yamaha

2'09.372

24

Melandri Marco

33

ITA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

2'11.258

25

De Angelis Alex

15

RSM

E-Motion IodaRacing Team

ART

2'12.409

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Location Information

The Circuit Of The Americas is the first purpose-built Grand Prix facility in the U.S. near Austin, Texas, with a 5.513km track and a capacity for 120,000 fans. Construction of the impressive 1000-acre facility was completed late in 2012, with MotoGP lining up at the track for the first time… read more.

Location Information

The Circuit Of The Americas is the first purpose-built Grand Prix facility in the U.S. near Austin, Texas, with a 5.513km track and a capacity for 120,000 fans. Construction of the impressive 1000-acre facility was completed late in 2012, with MotoGP lining up at the track for the first time… read more.